pancake sorting

noun

Definitions

  1. The mathematical problem of sorting a disordered stack of pancakes in order of size when…

    The mathematical problem of sorting a disordered stack of pancakes in order of size when a spatula can be inserted at any point in the stack and used to flip all pancakes above it.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pancake sorting. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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